How to buy Avalon Holdings Corporation stock | $3.2

Avalon Holdings Corporation is a waste management business based in the US. Avalon Holdings Corporation shares (AWX) are listed on the NYSE MKT and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Avalon Holdings Corporation employs 521 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$61.4 million.

How to buy shares in Avalon Holdings Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Avalon Holdings Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: AWX. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Avalon Holdings Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$3.2, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Avalon Holdings Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Avalon Holdings Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Avalon Holdings Corporation share price

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Avalon Holdings Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-26.

Latest market close	USD$3.2
52-week range	USD$1.1771 - USD$2.49
50-day moving average	USD$2.1765
200-day moving average	USD$1.8106
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-0.293

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Is it a good time to buy Avalon Holdings Corporation stock?

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Avalon Holdings Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $3.2 from 2021-01-11

1 week (2021-01-13)	10.34%
1 month (2020-12-18)	42.86%
3 months (2020-10-20)	71.12%
6 months (2020-07-20)	92.77%

1 year (2020-01-17)	66.67%
2 years (2019-01-18)	6.31%
3 years (2018-01-19)	53.37%
5 years (2016-01-20)	98.93%

Is Avalon Holdings Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Avalon Holdings Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Avalon Holdings Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Avalon Holdings Corporation's EBITDA

Avalon Holdings Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$2.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Avalon Holdings Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Avalon Holdings Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$61.4 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$12.1 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.02%
Return on equity TTM	-2.59%
Profit margin	-1.48%
Book value	$9.436
Market capitalisation	USD$8.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Avalon Holdings Corporation shares

There are currently 6,213 Avalon Holdings Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Avalon Holdings Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 69.2% up from 3,673 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Avalon Holdings Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Avalon Holdings Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Avalon Holdings Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Avalon Holdings Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Avalon Holdings Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 56481.818181818). Avalon Holdings Corporation's SIR currently stands at 0.11. In other words for every 100,000 Avalon Holdings Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 110 shares are currently held short.

However Avalon Holdings Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Avalon Holdings Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Avalon Holdings Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Avalon Holdings Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Avalon Holdings Corporation shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0027% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Avalon Holdings Corporation shares, roughly 3 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Avalon Holdings Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Avalon Holdings Corporation stock.

Avalon Holdings Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Avalon Holdings Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Avalon Holdings Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Avalon Holdings Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.1771 up to $2.49. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE MKT average) beta is 1, while Avalon Holdings Corporation's is 1.2709. This would suggest that Avalon Holdings Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Avalon Holdings Corporation overview

Avalon Holdings Corporation provides waste management services to industrial, commercial, municipal, and governmental customers in the United States. It operates through Waste Management Services, and Golf and Related Operations segments. The Waste Management Services segment offers hazardous and nonhazardous waste disposal brokerage and management services; and captive landfill management services, as well as engages in salt water injection well operations. This segment also provides turnkey services, including daily operations, facilities management, and management reporting; and sells construction mats. The Golf and Related Operations segment operates and manages three golf courses and related clubhouses, a hotel, and a travel agency. Its golf and country club facilities provide swimming pools, fitness centers, tennis courts, dining, and banquet and conference facilities, as well as spa services. The company also owns and operates hotel under the brand of The Grand Resort, which provides various facilities, such as swimming pool, fitness center, rooms, restaurants, bars, banquet, and conference facilities, as well as adjoining tennis center. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Warren, Ohio. Avalon Holdings Corporation operates as a subsidiary of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Avalon Holdings Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 30.043% of Avalon Holdings Corporation shares are held by insiders and 9.483% by institutions.

• How many people work for Avalon Holdings Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 521 work at Avalon Holdings Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Avalon Holdings Corporation?

  Avalon Holdings Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Avalon Holdings Corporation based?

  Avalon Holdings Corporation's address is: One American Way, Warren, OH, United States, 44484

• What is Avalon Holdings Corporation's ISIN number?

  Avalon Holdings Corporation's international securities identification number is: US05343P1093

• What is Avalon Holdings Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Avalon Holdings Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 05343P109